MODR 1730 Lecture Notes - Stipulative Definition

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Stipulative definition - a claim is a statement which expresses a complete thought. Empirical - a claim about something that can be tested, can be an observation. To assess these claims one can use their senses to determine whether it is true, or one could perform an experiment to determine whether it is true or not. Conceptual - a definition of a word or concept that you come up with yourself (a claim as to the meaning of a word). Normative - claims about values or standards (usually moral things, what you should do, an evaluation of something). To assess these claims, one must consider what would happen should you do the opposite of what the claim is saying. Personal sensory experience: seeing, smelling, tasting, touching, hearing or experiencing something firsthand. Sometimes this is not possible (for example: it is 46 degrees in india right now.

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Which of the following procedures should an auditor perform concerning litigation, claims, and assessments?

A.	Inspect legal documents in the possession of the clientâs legal counsel that are relevant to pending litigation and unasserted claims and assessments.
B.	Confirm directly with the clientâs legal counsel that all litigation, claims, and assessments have been properly recorded in the financial statements.
C.	Discuss with the clientâs legal counsel its philosophy of defending litigation, claims, and assessments that have a high probability of being resolved unfavorably.
D.	Obtain a list from management that discloses all unasserted claims that it considers to be probable of assertion.

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Which of the following is NOT true when testing a claim about aproportion?

A. If you want to test a claim about population proportions, use the P-value method or the classical method of hypothesis testing.

B. When testing claims about population proportions, the traditional method and the P-value method are equivalent in the sense that they always yield the same result.

C. A conclusion based on a confidence interval estimate will be the same as a conclusion based on a hypothesis test.

D. Both the traditional method and P-value method use the same standard deviation based on the claimed proportion p, but the confidence interval uses an estimated standard deviation based on the sample proportion ModifyingAbove p with caretp.

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Question 2 (5 points) You see an ad for a âmiracle supplementâ called NQP3 that claims the supplement will reduce belly fat. They say it works by reducing the hormone cortisol and by providing your body with missing unspecified ânutrientsâ, but they do not cite any peer-reviewed clinical studies. They show photographs of three people who appear slimmer after taking the product. A board-certified plastic surgeon endorses the product on television. Answer the following questions about this product:

a. Do you think that because a doctor endorsed the product, it really works? Explain your answer.

b. What are two signs that these claims could actually be pseudoscience instead of true science?

c. Do you think the photographs are good evidence that the product works? Why or why not?

d. If you wanted to do a strong scientific study of whether this supplement does what it claims, what would you do? Be specific about the subjects, data collected, how you would control variables, and how you would analyze the data.

e. What are some ways that you would ensure that the subjects in your experiment in part d are treated ethically and according to human subjects protections regulations?

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